Overcheck-hook.



I. E. CORNELL.

OVERCHECK HOOK.

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IRA E. CORNELL, 0F AKRON, OHIO.

OVERCHECK-HOOK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 11, 1915.

Application filed April 7, 1914. Serial No. 830,233.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IRA E. CORNELL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Akron, in the county of Summit and State of Ohio, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Overcheck-Hooks, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention is an improved overcheck hook, the object of theinvention being to provide an improved device of this kind which may bemade to match any shape or form of terret and which is adapted to securean overcheck rein so that the latter cannot become casually released butit may be readily detached or adjusted when desired, the object of theinvention being to provide an improved device of this character which isextremely cheap and simple, is strong and durable, and is not likely toget out of order.

The invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangementof devices hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1 is a front elevation of anovercheck hook constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is arear elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical central sectional viewof the same showing the tongue in engaged po sition in full lines and indisengaged position in dotted lines.

In the embodiment of my invention I provide a base 1 which has a boltstem 2 on its under side to adapt the device to be readily secured to aharness saddle. The base is formed with a pair of upwardly extendingfork arms 3 which are united at their lower ends as at 4. The portion 4between the lower'ends of the fork arms is formed with a recess 5 in itsrear side. I also provide a tongue 6 for engagement with any of theadjusting openings in an overcheck line, this tongue being provided withan enlarged free end 7 adapted to fit in the recess 5 and the tonguebeing provided at its outer end with a cross arm 8 the ends of which arepivotally mounted in bearing openings near the upper ends of the forkarms. Thereby the tongue is adapted to be turned upwardly to releaseposition or to be turned downwardly to engaged position, with its loweror outer end fitted in the recess 5. It will be understood that sincethe recess is on the rear side of the device, the stress on the checkline will hold the tongue in vertical closed position. In order torelease the check line it is only necessary to raise the tonguerearwardly, when the check line can then be readily slipped therefrom.

The enlarged end 7 of the tongue holds the overcheck line on the tongueand causes the weight of the check line to keep the tongue in lowered,vertical position, even when the check line is not under tension, sothat there is no tendency of the check line to become detached from thetongue and moreover as will be observed, upon reference to Fig. 3, thelength of the enlarged portion of the tongue corresponds with the depthof the recess 5 so that the overcheck line also bears directly on thebase and ofi'ers frictional resistance which contributes in keeping thecheck line engaged with the tongue.

My improved overcheck hook may be made to match any shape or form ofterret and in practice will be put up in sets each containing twoterrets and one of my overcheck hooks.

Having thus described my invention, I claim The herein describedovercheck hook comprising a base having a bolt stem on its under sideand also having a pair of upwardly extending fork arms on its upper sideunited at their lower ends and provided in the position between theirlower ends with a recess which is open at the rear side, in combinationwith a tongue provided at its free end with an enlarged portion adaptedto engage in and correspond in length with the recess, the said tonguebeing provided at the opposite end with cross arms pivotally mounted insaid fork arms.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

IRA E. CORNELL.

Witnesses:

W. W. STEvENsoN, D. I. ELDER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner'of Patents, Washington, D. C.

